Actor · Telugu cinema
Valluri Balakrishna
Valluri Balakrishna movies: 76 Telugu films on file, 1951–1982. Earliest on file: Patala Bhairavi (1951). Latest release: Bandhalu Anubandhalu (26 November 1982).
- Films on file
- 76 (76 as actor)
- Years on file
- 1951–1982
- Selected films on file
- Mayabazar, Jaganmohini, Aada Pettanam
- Record
- Q13009322 on Wikidata
Career on file
Valluri Balakrishna appears in 76 Telugu films on file at Tollywood Desk, dated from 1951 to 1982. The earliest of them is Patala Bhairavi (1951), and the most recent release is Bandhalu Anubandhalu (1982). The most widely covered of these, counted by Wikipedia language editions, are Mayabazar (1957), Jaganmohini (1978) and Aada Pettanam (1958). Other recent releases on file are Prema Mandiram (1981), Prema Tarangalu (1980) and Punnami Naagu (1980).
N. T. Rama Rao is the most frequent co-star, sharing 52 films with Valluri Balakrishna, followed by Gummadi Venkateswara Rao (22) and Savitri (17). Among directors, B. Vittalacharya cast Valluri Balakrishna most often, in 13 films; next are Kadiri Venkata Reddy (6) and Kamalakara Kameshwara Rao (5). Music on ten of them is by Ghantasala Venkateswara Rao, with Chellapilla Satyam (9) and S. Rajeswara Rao (9) next. Vijaya Vauhini Studios produced four of them, more than any other banner on file. Across these films the credits on file name 37 different directors, 22 music directors and 73 other credited actors.
Runtime is on file for 61 of them; they average 160 minutes, and the longest is Suvarna Sundari at 208 minutes. By decade the list splits into 1950s (22), 1960s (33), 1970s (17) and 1980s (4). 1957 is the busiest single year, with eight films.
Figures come from the films on file at Tollywood Desk and change as records are added.